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Mango Squash Recipe
Mango Squash is a sweet and thick concentrate made by cooking mango puree with sugar syrup and lemon juice. This recipe can be made in summer when mangoes are plenty in the market. It has a bright golden colour and a rich mango taste. You only need to mix it with chilled water and the drink is ready.
This is a great option when you want a quick cool drink at home. It takes about 30 minutes to make and needs only four ingredients. There are no preservatives or artificial colours in it. Mango Squash is ideal to make in advance for serving as a welcome drink in large quantities for parties & get together.
[feast_advanced_jump_to]About Mango Squash
Squash is concentrated syrup made with sugar, water and any fruit juice / pulp. Mango Squash is a made by simmering sugar with water to make a syrup and mixing it with mango pulp. When serving a part of squash is mixed with chilled water and served.
This Homemade Mango Squash is made without any added preservatives and artificial colours. This squash is so easy to make and you can store in fridge for about 15 days. So what are you waiting for, grab the ingredients and make it before the mango season ends.
You can customize this squash in many ways as per your taste, you can add saffron strands or cardamom powder for a different aroma. You can mix it with cold milk for a quick milkshake or pour it over ice cream. Chilled soda in place of water also gives a fizzy drink.
I saw this Mango Squash Recipe and noted down from a tamil magazine long back, though the original recipe used sodium meta bi-sulphate as preservative, I skipped it and replaced with just lemon juice so the shelf life is less. But as its summer and mango season is on, you can make fresh batch as and when needed.
This is a perfect summer coolant and one of the best ways to use mangoes. I love homemade squashes so much as there is no additional preservative or even essence just the real goodness of fruits. So I make sure to make a batch whenever possible with seasonal fruits.
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Mango juice vs Mango Squash
Mango juice is made by blending mangoes with sugar and little water if needed, it involves no cooking. But mango squash is a concentrate made by simmering sugar with water and mixing mango pulp to it. Mango juice can be made using mango squash.
Mango juice cannot be stored it should be consumed fresh. While mango squash can be stored and used to make mango juice in an instant.
Mango Squash Ingredients
- Mango - Use ripe sweet mangoes. If you cannot source fresh mangoes you can use frozen mangoes too. Thaw the mangoes and grind it to a fine puree and use it.
- Sugar - Use granulated white sugar which works best for squashes. Adjust sugar according to the sweetness of mangoes.
- Lemon - Lemon juice acts as a natural preservative and adds a tangy taste to the squash. It also prevents crystallization of sugar.
- Water - Water is used with sugar to make the sugar syrup.
How to make Mango Squash Step by Step
Preparing mango puree
1.To a mixer jar add 2 cup mangoes roughly chopped.
2.Blend to a fine puree. Set aside.
Preparing sugar syrup
3.To a sauce pan - add 1 cup sugar and ½ cup water to it.
4.Boil till sugar dissolves completely. It will turn sticky first.
5.Allow it to boil. Carefully take the syrup and touch it between your fingers like this. The syrup with form half string but will break - this is half string consistency.
Adding mango puree
6.When this consistency is reached add mango pulp.
7.Mix it well with a ladle and let it to boil. Keep the flame in low.
Preparing mango squash
8.Allow for a short boil, cook for a minute then switch off and cool down completely.
9.Strain using a metal strainer.
10.Discard the remains.
11.Now add 1 tablespoon lemon juice to it.
12.Mix it well.
13.Now take a sterilized glass jar.
14.Transfer the mango squash into it and store.
Preparing mango juice
15.To prepare mango juice - add 2 tablespoon mango juice to the serving glass.
16.Add around ½ cup chill water. Mix it well your mango juice is ready!
Instant mango juice is ready!
Expert Tips
- Ripe mangoes - I choose mangoes which are fully ripe and smells sweet. Raw ones needs more sugar and the taste becomes different.
- Check the syrup - I take a drop of syrup between two fingers and touch it. It should form a half string and break soon.
- Keep flame low - I keep the flame low after adding the puree. If the flame is high, it splashes and sticks at the bottom of the pan.
- Cool completely - I let the squash cool fully before adding lemon juice. Warm squash makes water drops inside the jar.
- Strain well - I strain it using a metal strainer and press the pulp with a spoon. This gives smooth squash without any fibre.
- Use clean jar - I use only a clean, dry and sterilized glass jar. A wet jar spoils the squash very fast.
Serving & Storage
Serve this by adding 2 tablespoons of squash to a glass and half cup of chilled water. Mix it well and add few ice cubes if you like. Store the squash in glass jar in refrigerator and it stay good for 15 days. Always use sterilized glass jar for homemade squash, and take it with a clean dry spoon so no water go inside the jar.
FAQS
1. Can I make with frozen mango?
Yes you can make it, but thaw the mango fully before blending. Adjust the sugar if pulp is already sweet.
2. Can I skip lemon juice?
It is better not to skip it, because it keeps the squash fresh for longer time. It also balances the sweetness of the squash.
3. How long can I store it?
It stays good for 15 days in the refrigerator.
4. Can I reduce the sugar?
Yes you can reduce little if the mangoes are very sweet. Too less sugar make the squash spoil faster.
5. Why is my squash watery?
The syrup may not be cooked enough or the puree was too thin. Cook the syrup till half string stage next time.
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Mango Squash Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups mangoes
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
Preparing mango puree
- To a mixer jar add 2 cup mangoes roughly chopped.
- Blend to a fine puree. Set aside.
Preparing sugar syrup
- To a sauce pan - add 1 cup sugar and ½ cup water to it.
- Boil till sugar dissolves completely. It will turn sticky first.
- Allow it to boil. Carefully take the syrup and touch it between your fingers like this. The syrup with form half string but will break - this is half string consistency.
- Adding mango puree
- When this consistency is reached add mango pulp.
- Mix it well with a ladle and let it to boil. Keep the flame in low.
Preparing mango squash
- Allow for a short boil, cook for a minute then switch off and cool down completely.
- Strain using a metal strainer.
- Discard the remains.
- Now add 1 tablespoon lemon juice to it.
- Mix it well.
- Now take a sterilized glass jar.
- Transfer the mango squash into it and store.
Preparing mango juice
- To prepare mango juice - add 2 tablespoon mango juice to the serving glass.
- Add around ½ cup chill water. Mix it well your mango juice is ready!
- Instant mango juice is ready!
Notes
- Ripe mangoes - I choose mangoes which are fully ripe and smells sweet. Raw ones needs more sugar and the taste becomes different.
- Check the syrup - I take a drop of syrup between two fingers and touch it. It should form a half string and break soon.
- Keep flame low - I keep the flame low after adding the puree. If the flame is high, it splashes and sticks at the bottom of the pan.
- Cool completely - I let the squash cool fully before adding lemon juice. Warm squash makes water drops inside the jar.
- Strain well - I strain it using a metal strainer and press the pulp with a spoon. This gives smooth squash without any fibre.
- Use clean jar - I use only a clean, dry and sterilized glass jar. A wet jar spoils the squash very fast.
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